The Indiana State sentinel., 1887-12-14

was ever before introduced in the Senate
in one day.
There was sa unusually large number
OF bills introduced to-day for the erection
of public buildings. The aggregate amount
Of appropriation provided for is 81 ,645, ,OOO.
A list of them is as follows:
By Senator Dolph, at Portland, Oregon,
$5O0,OO0; at Salem, 100000; to establish
an essay Office at Portland for the erection
of a building and the necessary apparatus,
100000. By Senator Bowen-At Pueblo,
Col, $500, 1000. By Senator Gibson-At
New Orleans, 81, 900 600; at Monroe, La,
$l00,0 600; at Opelousas, La, $4,000; at
Morgan City, La, $4,000. By Senator
Call-To increase the appropriation OF the
public building at Jacksonville, Florida,
from $l75, coo to $275, 900, and at Key West
from $l75,0OC to $250,00 By Senator
Vest, for ball of records in Washington,
500, 600; public building at Kansas City,
Missouri, 8, ,0OO, 600. By Senator Wilson.
of Louisiana, at Sioux City, $15O,OO0; at
Fort Dodge, 800, 900. By Senator Sabln,
at Saltwater, Minnesota, 800, 200. By
Senator Brown, at Columbus, Georgia.
$15O.oOO. By Senator Sherman, at Youngs-
town, Ohio, SiJ0O0O; q Marine nosPitSl Pts
at Gallipolis, $25, 900; at Akron, $106, 600;
atPortsmouth $50, 500; at GAINESVILLE, $780,
900. By Sen ator Blair, at Dover. N. H.,
S1O0, ,OO6; al Nashua $100, 900. By Senator
Frye, at Houlton, Maine, $4,000. By
Senator Mitchell, at Ysauina City, Oregon,
$50 600; at Salem. Oregon, S150,00O. By
Senator Cameron, at Chester, Pa, SO 600.
By Senator Manderson, at Omaha, Neb;,
81, 500, GOO. By Senator Spooner, at Mil
waukee, Wis, 81 ,200,000 By Senator
Aldrich, Pawtucket and Woonsocket, r. L.
blank.
Senator Beck offered a resolution, di.
recnng the Postofice Committee to en-
| quire into the advisability of reducing the
rate of letter postage to one cent, when
! letters do not exceed one ounce in weighT,
and asked that it be laid on the table, say
ing that he might introduce bill to that
efft CT. So ordered.
Senator Butler offered a resolution,
which was adopted, for the appointment of
a select committee of five to inquire into
the adyisability and practicability of es.
tablishing and maintaining a postal tele-
graph.
Senator Hale offered preamble and res
! o'ution rec1ting the provision of the Civil
Service law which prohibits Government
| officials from offensive partisanship, and
/ the letter of the President and of Commits
sioDer Oberley on the subject, and provid-
ing Tor the appointment Of q select commit-
tee of seven to examine fully into
| the present condition of civil service in all
| its branches; to ascertain whether appoint
ments have been based on merit and quail
ications, or distributed as partisan favors,
| and as to the participation OF government
| officials in political conventions and elec-
| tions. He said he would call it up for
action hereafter.
Senator Platt gave notice that he would
| open sessions OF the Senate on the treaties
and on executive nominations, unless
when otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Frye offered a resolution, directing
| the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit
to the Senate copies of all letters and
other communications relating to the
bonding of the Pacific Steamship Company,
and all papers touching that transaction.
Adopted.
The ere redentials and papers in the West
Virginia election case were, on motion of
Mr.. Hear, referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
After brief executive session the Sem
ate adjourned.
NOMINATIONS
The President to-day sent to the Senate
a large number of nominations. They
were nearly all appointments made during
the recess, and in most cases the nominees
are already in Office.
Among the names sent IN were the fol-
lowing nominations as postmssters: Louise
II. Humrichouse, Diehton, Kas. William
Tbrel kield, Scott, Kas.; Herbsrt Belten-
berg, Hays Springs, Neb.; Frank Pay
Benkleman, Neb. Clarence L. Clark, James :
vile, Wis; William S. Morrow, Nashville,
Ill Hugh @. Armstrong, Neosho, Mo.
Among the appraisers of merchandise
nominated was Fred Klimper. of Cincin-
natl.
To be Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary of the United States
Oscar S. Strsus, of New York, to Turkey
Alexander r. Dawton, of Georgia, to Aus
tria- hungary; Bayless w. Hanna, of In
diana, to the Argentine Republic.
To be Minister Resident and Consul
General of the United States-S. s. Car.
Isle, of Louisiana to Bolivia.
To be Consul-General of the United
States-Jared Lawrence Rathbone, of Cali
fornia, at Paris.
To be Secretary of Legation and Consul
General OF the United States-John G..
Walker, of Texas, at Bogota.
6. Brown Good to be Commissioner of
Fish and Fisheries.
A number of minor Consular nomina-
tions accompanied these.
James f. Benedict Collector Internal
Revenue, District of Colorado.
Collectors of Customs-William II. Nc
Lyman, for the District OF Miami, Ohio
Hyman Abraham, for the District of Will
hamette, Oregon, and a large number of
recess appointments.
SECRET SESSION.
In the secret session of the Senate to-day
nothing was done except to read and refer
the nominations already sent In.
The Senate is about to remove the in
junction of secrecy from the Journal OF ex-
ecutive proceedings, from the year 1896 up
to the end of the Fortieth Congress
years ago. 1t fills fife en- volumes.
HnusR OF REPRESFNTArIuEa